Toy



May 20, 1930. R. E. ANDREW 1,759,181

TOY

Filed Feb. 21, 1928 ANT/M55555: INVENTOR:

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I ATTORNEY.

toy but also as an acrobatic toy.

Patented May 20, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOY Application filed February 21, 1928.

- cally while its arms attain a rotary movement and thus produce a toy that is highly amusing, easily operated, and very inexpensive to manufacture.

This object, and other advantageous ends which will appear hereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which 7 Figure 1 is a perspective view of a toy embodying my invention, and

Figure 2 a fragmentary cross-sectional view, taken substantially on line 2-2 on Figure 1.

In the drawing, the figure is shown as consisting of a body part 5 to which thighs 6 are loosely jointed and legs 7 are loosely jointed to the thighs. Body part 5 is supported at its shoulders between the bifurcated ends of an actuator 8 by means of pivot pins 9 on which arms 10 and the body 5 are rotatably mounted. The distance between the bifurcated ends of actuator 8 is greater than the width of the body plus the thickness of the arms so that a substantial amount of clearance is left between each shoulder and each arm and between the arm and the end of the actuator and the prongs of the actuator are of suflicient length to permit the free rotation of the body and attached limbs between the prongs. By this construction it will be seen that the toy may be used not only as adancing While the body 5 has beenshown as being supported on pins 9, it is evident that other fastening means may be employed and that a rod may extend entirely through the body and both ends of the actuator The body is preferably held against movement'relative to the axis of the pins or rod so as to prevent the arms from binding between the shoulder and the side of the actuator. V I V In using the device, it is grasped by the handle 11 of actuator 8 and the figure moved up and down so that the feet 12 intermittently engage a fixed surface and cause the loosely jointed legs and thighs to assume various gro- 1 Serial No. 255,906.

tesque attitudes and to give the appearance of the figure dancing while the arms 10 will oscillate, as do the arms of a person when clogging or doing similar dances, and, if the movements are sui'liciently violent, the arms will rotate in windmill fashion, giving the figure a still further grotesque appearance.

The toy may be easily manipulated by a very small child and will amuse the average child for long periods. Due to the peculiar construction of the toy, it will stand up under the rough usage to which such toys are sub jected.

While I have illustrated a certain embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that other figures and different means for jointing the figure might be used and that other modifications might be made without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise-construction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A toy including an actuator which is bifurcated to form elongated prongs, pivots in the ends ofthe prongs, and a dancing doll, having loosely joined thighs and legs, shoulders wider than the rest of the body, and arms rotatable on the shoulders, rotatably mounted upon the pivots; the pivots extending through the arms and into the shoulders.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

RICHARD E. AN REW. 

